We would like to congratulate the participant of Turkish Olympiad for their outstanding performance on Saturday. They have truly expressed the diversity that we have at HSASA try to instill in all of our students. The following is a list of the students who took part in the event, their performances, and the places that they took.

Singing category:
Michelle Totoris 1st place
Leah welker 2nd place

Poetry category:
Emanuel Lopez 1st place
Natalie Bocanegra 2nd place

Talent category:
Benjamin Vega 1st place
Emanuel Lopez 1st place
Joel Lopez 1st place
Catherine Vega 1st place
Victor Ladesma 2nd place
Jenessa Welker 3rd place

These students have moved on to the state wide competition, which will take place in Houston on April 3 , 2010

Please come and support students.

On Saturday March 6, 2010 Andrew Rodriguez (11), Brandon Houser (9C), Eloy Ruiz (10B) Gabriel Gurolla (11), Lisa Banks (9C), Wolfgang Cazares (9C) and Mrs. Kirchoff (Team Manager) took the Texas Central Region Destination ImagiNation Tournament by surprise. It was the first time any students from HSA competed in Destination ImagiNation, but these six extraordinary students received more medals than any other school at the competition!
To begin, they were the only students to receive The Renaissance Award for Outstanding Engineering Design. This award is offered for exceptional skill in the areas of engineering, design or performance.
Quotes from three of the judges who nominated them are:
• “The design and technical aspects of the delivery equipment were exceptional.”
• “The unique approach was extremely intricate in the execution process of object delivery.”
• “The amount of time and effort spent in the creation of the delivery equipment demonstrated the high level of innovation.”

HAS D.I TEAM received 3rd Place for DI eXtreme which is where “teams solve Challenges that are designed to push the boundaries, and the lack of time, sleep, and resources associated with this age group combine for the perfect formula for edgy and intense solutions. DI eXtreme is more than just a fun event for high school and college-aged participants: it is the ultimate test of creativity, teamwork and problem solving.”

Andrew, Brandon, Eloy, Gabriel, Lisa and Wolfgang were given 2nd Place for the Senior Level Direct Deposit. This “challenge focused on, Engineering, Cost/Benefit Analysis, Innovation & Design Process, Technical Design & Construction, Experimentation, Mathematics, Communication, Theater Arts, and Teamwork.
The team had to:
• Present a team-created story about making a decision.
• Design and build a piece of equipment that delivers supply Objects over a Barrier to Targets.
• Consider risk versus reward to increase your Object score through strategic delivery to job site Targets.
• Create two Side Trips and integrate them into the Presentation”
With this award the students will now be able to compete in the Texas Statewide Destination ImagiNation Tournament on April 16th and 17th! GO DI!!!!

The first grade classes will host a guest speaker, Greg Wukasch, from the San Antonio Water System.

The students will be seeing a presentation entitled “The Amazing Adventures of the H2O Heroes: The Tale of the Mysterious Chest.” The first graders will learn about the basics of water as the scientist opens the box to discover all the watery surprises found inside

Do you have a passion for teaching? Come and Join our Winning TEAM.

Harmony Schools - San Antonio Campuses are now hiring qualified teachers with av Bachelor's degree in the ollowing areas:

EC-4, Science, Math,Art,PE/Health,Social Studies,Music,English,Special Education,Computer,Biology/Chemistry/Physics Spanish, Counselor, Teacher Aide

Harmony Science Academy San Antonio(K-12)
: 8505 lakeside Parkway San Antonio TX 78245
Harmony School of Innovation (K-8)
: 8125 Glen Mont Dr. San Antonio TX 78239

Apply online at www.hsasa.org or fax your resume to
210-674-7766

Representative Roland Gutierrez was a visitor to our school on Wednesday March 3, 2010.

We were honored to have him be a guest in our school system. He is currently the representative from District 119 and was our Master of Ceremonies introducing the county judges and our special guest speaker Judge Al Alonso. We thank him for taking time out of his schedule to visit and tour our campus. He spoke with the administration and invited us to take our students to the capital when they are in session to see the state legislation in action. He was impressed by our school and was supportive of our growth and encouraged us to look into opening a campus on the SE side of San Antonio.

Our Campus hosted a very special luncheon on Wednesday March 3, 2010 for several VIP’s working in our county judicial system. The following judges were in attendance

Al Alonso, County Court at Law No. 1 Special Guest Speaker
Monica Guerrero, County Court at Law No. 7
Judge Laura Salinas, County Court at Law No. 9,
Judge Ray Olivarri, County Court at Law No. 6
Dianne Garcia, County Courts at Law Administrator

Judge Alonso spoke on how the court system works here in Bexar County. He talked with the students about statistically how drinking and drug abuse can affect a life in regards to court appearances and jail time. Judge Alonso also gave information about Drug Courts which are designed to not only prosecute drug offenders, but to help rehabilitate those who are suffering from drug addictions. These courts have been very successful and he has agreed to hold a court session in our school. This session will be a real trial involving a drinking and driving offense where students will have the opportunity to see a court trial in person. We were honored to have these county judges visit our school, and thank them for their time.

PLEASE, CLICK FOR INVITATION AND MORE INFORMATION.

Our science Olympiad team attended to Tarleton State University Regional Science Olympiad Competition on February 27th. It was a great opportunity for our students to show how great they are at Science, Math and Engineering. They all did perfect job after 6 month-long practice period. We got 3rd place as a team. We will advance to the state finals which will be held in Texas A&M University, College Station. We would like to say thank you all team members, dedicated teachers, supportive school administrators and wonderful parents. Keep up the good work…Go TIGERssss…

Harmony Science Academy - San Antonio
YEARBOOK

Dear Students and Parents it is that time of year again. Time for the yearbook. We have a dedicated groups of students working on this project this year and we will be selling limited copies of our yearbook this year. Be one of the first to purchase your copy today! Yearbooks will be sold for $25.00 each. You can buy it online at the link below, or come into the school to preorder your copy from the front office

2010-2011 school applications have been available online since January 1, 2010. If you are not one of our students, you can fill out the form online for the 2010-2011 education year. In order to do that, you need to click on the "Apply Online" button above and fill out the form. You are more than welcome to explore the difference with the Harmony. We will be accepting K-9 grade students this year.

The Texas Education Agency has developed TAKS Study Guides to help students strengthen the TEKS-based skills that are taught in class and tested on TAKS. The Guides are designed for students to use on their own or for students and families to work through together. Concepts are presented in a variety of ways that will help students review the information and skills they need to be successful on the TAKS.

For the interactive TAKS Study Guides

If you would like to download a TAKS Study Guide to your computer,please click the link and read more . . .

Harmony Science Academy hosted a special speaker on February 23, 2010. We were honored to have Assistant Chief Geraldine Garcia from the San Antonio Police Department come and speak with our 10th and 11th grade students. She spoke to our students about 4 words that affect our thoughts about the world and oneself and ethics.

These four words are what she believes should define a students outlook.
1. Respect- the willingness to show concern and appreciation for someone
2. Restraint- the ability to control oneself even when they dislike or do not respect someone
3. Investment- putting time into oneself to determine future goals and how to achieve them
4. Success- defining success for oneself, by setting goals and achieving them

Her thoughts on Ethics spoke very true for our students.
1. Ethical Awareness- being aware of the basic rules of life, knowing what is wrong and right.
2. Ethical Standard- this is what the students choose to believe and follow in their own life. An example may be that a student believes it is okay to steal a piece of gum, but not 10.00 from someone.
3. Ethical Action- This is how the students view his or her involvement in our society affects our way of life.
An example is do we stand by when someone is being beaten at home, do we tell when we know a friend is not getting enough food.

K-3 Students will be creating projects for our first Language Arts Fair. The Language Arts fair is a wonderful opportunity for children and parents to come together to read and create a fun project on the story they have read. Each student will be building skills not only in reading, but in the arts, presentation skills, and comprehension of the story they have read. Each student has been given a handbook that has project ideas and grading rubrics for each type of project. Every child is expected to enter a project.
You can download a copy of the entry form and the handbook.
Entry Form
Handbook

Important Dates to remember:
Entry Forms Due: February 26th
Projects Due: March 22nd
Presentation and Award Ceremony: March 23rd 6:30pm

As a way to better communicate with our parents about things happening here at our school we will begin to offer grade level breakfasts. During the breakfast we will be giving you information about things happening here on campus and how it affects your child.

We will be offering a continental style breakfast from 8:00-9:00am in the front cafeteria. We look forward to meeting with you!

Grade Level Schedule:

Kinder and First Grade Parents- February 25, 2010

Second and Third Grade Parents- March 4, 2010

Fourth and Fifth Grade Parents- March 11, 2010

Sixth and Seventh Grade Parents- ,March 25, 2010

Eighth and Ninth Grade Parents- April 1, 2010

Tenth and Eleventh Grade Parents- ,April 8, 2010

“Above all, the fair shows that science is as exciting as a young mind seeking discovery, and as important as solving the mysteries of our physical world.”


One more time, HSA-SA students, parents and teachers showed the best performance at one of the most prestigious competition Junior Academy of Science. We would like to congratulate our all family members. Keep up the good work.

ALAMO JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE WINNERS

1- LISA BANKS - Highest in Category in Medicine & Health
2- YESENIA PALAMO - First Place in Physics
3- GRACE ROMERO - First Place in Behavioral & Social Sciences
4- AYA HASAN - Second Place in Earth & Space sciences
5- ALYSSA ROCHA - Second Place in Botany
6- GABRIELA CAMPOS - Second Place in Environmental
7- PAUL HURON IV - Second Place in Math & Computers
8- IQRA QAZI - Second Place in Math & Computers
9- AMPALVIR KAUR - Third Place in Chemistry
10- NAOMI IBARRA - Third Place in Math & Computers
11- NUR MARTINELLI - Fourth Place in Math & Computers
12- PRINCESS VOGELMAN - Fourth Place in Environmental
13- BENJAMIN VEGA - Fourth Place in Microbiology
14- JOSHUA RIOS - Fourth Place in Engineering
15- IHSAN YUKSEL - Fourth Place in Environmental
16- DEREK MANGINO - Fourth Place in Engineering
17- KELLY SCHRADER - Honorable Mention in Environmental

GO TIGERS…

President’s Day is a celebration of two of our countries great presidents’ birthdays. George Washington our 1st president and Abraham Lincoln our 16th president. Both presidents have birthdays in February.

George Washington was born February 22, 1732 and died December 14, 1799. He was known as the “The Father of Our Country” George Washington was a leader known for his courage and honesty. He helped to write the Declaration of Independence and fought in the American Revolution. He signed the Declaration of Independence which gave all states their freedom and independence.

Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809 and died April 12, 1865. He was known as “The Great Emancipator” Lincoln was know for being honest and was nick named Honest Abe. He was a humble man who came from meager beginnings. Abraham Lincoln is an example for all Americans that with hard work and determination you can do anything. He is most known for his Emancipation Proclomation that he signed into effect on Sept. 22, 1862, giving freedom to slaves held in any state in the confederacy that did not return to the Union by the end of the year.

To read more about these presidents you can visit the site below.

http://sunniebunniezz.com/holiday/presiday.htm

Harmony Science Academy is organizing an international "Trip to Turkey" for our parents, students and staff this spring and summer. The trip will be a cultural, social, and entertaining experience for the HSA family. Join us in this rewarding adventure!

Tentative Trip Dates: March 12 -21, 2010
Application Deadline: February 10, 2010(Application Form)
Scholorships are available.

All the parents are cordially invited to the Turkish trip presentation on Jan.29th. We will be serving Turkish food and drinks for you to enjoy. Please meet us in the middle school cafeteria at 6 pm on Friday. We look forward to seeing you all there..

Please, click here to see the flyer about Turkey trip

The first grade students and teachers would like to thank Ms. Jennifer Broome from News 4 WOAI for coming to Harmony Science Academy and talking with the first grade students. We learned lots of information about types of weather, weather safety, and meteorology. (The students especially liked the tornado in a bottle.) We look forward to future visits.

Thanks again Ms. Broome!

We would like to inform you that we have spots open for Turkish class . Right now , we have following spots ; the following parents are attending on these days .

Tuesday : 12 parents , 3 spots are still available
Thursday: 5 parents, 10 spots are still available
Saturday: 10 parents ,3 spots are still available

It is not late to attend, all parents welcome
We are looking forward to see you in Turkish class

Flyer for Turkish Language and Cultural Classes for parents.

Harmony would like to give a special THANK YOU to one of our community members Roxanne Fernandez with Keller Williams Realty for making a $100.00 donation to our Science Olympiad team. It is people like Roxanne who help make Harmony a Great School! Thank you again for your generosity. -from the students and staff of Harmony Science Academy

THANK YOU TO THE SPURS VIP SPORTS PROGRAM FOR AWARDING THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT HUNDREDS OF SPURS TICKETS.

TICKETS WILL BE USED AS AWARDS AND INCENTIVES FOR THOSE OUTSTANDING STUDNETS IN THE VARIOUS GRADES. TICKETS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT THIS WEEK. GO SPURS GO!!!!!

We held our annual spelling bee this week for our students grade K-8
Congratulations to all the students who participated. We are proud to announce the winners of this event.

First Place Winners for Kindergarten through Second Grade

Kindergarten-Emily Moreno
First Grade- Mikayla O’Donnell
Second Grade- Manas Gangala

Winners for the 3rd-8th Grade:

First Place -Meaghan Setterbo
1st Runner Up- DeAna Adams
2nd Runner Up- Emerald Ledesma

Meaghan will be representing our school in the Alamo Regional Spelling Bee on March 6th at the Laurie Auditorium.

Please review our district's highly qualified teacher report which is required to be published on our school websiteread more...

Harmony Science Academy – San Antonio, is listed in the very best public schools in Texas, based on a recent study using a new set of rankings that considers from test scores to class sizes.

CHILDREN AT RISK researched and ranked 57 public high schools, 104 middle schools and 271 elementary schools in the six counties of Greater San Antonio.

Harmony Science Academy - San Antonio campus is ranked:
2nd in Greater San Antonio (out of 104 middle schools)
34th in Texas (out of 1,676 middle schools)

San Antonio News Express

Our first UIL District competitions meets were a great success. We are so proud of the elementary and middle school students who competed in UIL District meets in Medina, Texas for elementary and Hunt, Texas for middle school students.

Harmony students did a great job in the first year of competition. We had numerous students place in various events and gain valuable experience that will help them in future UIL competitions. The students learned a lot about the competition and had a great time in the process.
UIL provides a wonderful opportunity for students to learn skills that not only benefit academic success but help students prepare for college and future academic success. In addition, this competitive forum assists them in gaining skills of fair play and sportsmanship. We are already looking forward to next year and improving on Harmony Science Academy’s success this year. Great job Harmony students!!! Go Tigers!

Our Hispanic Heritage Celebration on Monday Oct. 19th was wonderful. We had over 100 people at the event. Thanks to all the teachers, parents, and students who helped make it a success.
The food was delicious and the entertainment was amazing. We had several performers; Mariana Alvarez-singer, Abigail Silva-singer (Harmony Fine Arts Teacher), Ballet Folklorico- Del Cielo-dancers and Mariachi Uno featuring our very own 2nd grader Thalia Benevidez.

Please, check back here for more pictures.

Varicella Vaccine: Beginning August 1,2009, all students entering kindergarten, and 7th grade will be required to have 2 doses of varicella vaccine. A written statement from a parent (or legal guardian or managing conservator), school nurse, or physician attesting to a child’s positive history of varicella disease (chickenpox), or of varicella immunity, is acceptable in lieu of either dose of varicella vaccine.

Meningococcal Vaccine: Beginning August 1,2009, all students entering 7th grade will be required to have one dose of meningococcal vaccine. All 7th grade students will also be required to have one dose of Tdap vaccine if it has been more than 5 years since their last dose of tetanus-containing vaccine. Td is acceptable in lieu of Tdap if a contraindication to pertussis exists.

What is Renaissance Home Connect™?

Renaissance Home Connect improves the school-to-home connection by allowing parents and students to log in to a website and view their student’s reading and math practice and progress towards goals. Access to online results promotes discussion between parent and student, which motivates students and can make reading and math practice even more effective.

In addition, parents can specify up to six email addresses to receive automatic updates on their student’s math and reading progress. Renaissance Home Connect is accessible to all Accelerated Reader Enterprise customers.

Two steps are required to get Renaissance Home Connect up and running… click here for more

Destination ImagiNation or DI is a fun and engaging program helps students access their creativity and confidence. It helps students learn and refine skills such as teamwork and problem solving. DI is available across the US and in more than 30 countries. Students from kindergarten to university-level participate in teams of 2 to 7 people. Our school will be participating in the Secondary Level (9th to 12th grade) with the maximum of seven students on the team. The seven chosen team members will compete in one of any of seven Team Challenges. These challenges are hands-on activities which the team will work together on for 8 to 12 weeks devising a unique solution. Note, the solutions come solely from the students; at no time is parental interference allowed.

If you are a high school student and interested in participating in the Destination ImagiNation competition, please contact Mrs. Kirchoff at akirchoff@harmonytx.org or, 210-674-7788 ext:277